Cnidium Pill

Cnidium Pill,For the five types of exhaustion and seven types of injury, yin deficiency, dribbling urine, pain in the genital area, thin semen, dampness below the scrotum, pain in the chest and flanks, coldness in both knees, reluctance to walk, heat in the stomach, tearing when looking into the distance, dry mouth, and rumbling in the intestines.

Formulas Name : Cnidium Pill

Chinese Name : 蛇床子丸

Drug Formulation

Cnidium monnieri (roasted) 1 fen, Cistanche deserticola (soaked in wine, wrinkled skin removed, sliced, and roasted) 1 fen, Asarum (stems and leaves removed) 1 fen, Pyrrosia (hairs removed) 1 fen, Cornus officinalis 1 fen, Alum (calcined and ground) 1 fen, Saposhnikovia (branches removed) 1 fen, Polygala (core removed) 1 fen,Red Ocher 1 fen, Poria (black skin removed) 1 fen, Alisma 1 fen, Biota Seed (roasted, ground separately into powder) 1 fen, Acorus 1 fen, Trichosanthes Root 1 fen, Aconite (roasted until cracked, skin and navel removed) 1 fen, Achyranthes (stems removed, soaked in wine, chopped, and dried) 1 fen, Dipsacus 1 fen,Yam 1 fen, Eucommia (coarse bark removed, fried with butter, finely chopped) 1 fen.

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 92.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

For the five types of exhaustion and seven types of injury, yin deficiency, dribbling urine, pain in the genital area, thin semen, dampness below the scrotum, pain in the chest and flanks, coldness in both knees, reluctance to walk, heat in the stomach, tearing when looking into the distance, dry mouth, and rumbling in the intestines.

Instructions for Use

Take 30 pills each time, washed down with warm wine on an empty stomach; take another dose before bedtime.

Cnidium Pill,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 92.,For the five types of exhaustion and seven types of injury, yin deficiency, dribbling urine, pain in the genital area, thin semen, dampness below the scrotum, pain in the chest and flanks, coldness in both knees, reluctance to walk, heat in the stomach, tearing when looking into the distance, dry mouth, and rumbling in the intestines.

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